The Warner sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1885-1???, 1887-08-12

spoke tho name Of Everett, but that
was all
Poor child!' sighed the good wo-
man. When she gets well she will
tell us. and we will take her home"
But there We're days when il seemed
that there was little reason to expect
her recovery, yet tho crisis passed and
she still lived. Very white and weak
she was, her brown eyes looking un-
naturally large, then faint color come
| into her face that grew rounded every
day. Mrs Marlow forebore asking
any questions as yet, though she
wondered little that Kathleen asked
her none, but she was growing strong
er, she would speak by and by,
Yes she was growing stronger. Still
the doctor looked grave and continued
his visits after she was able to walk
about.
But as time went on there was no
change. She answered to the name
OF Kathleen and called Captain and
Mrs. NARROW father and mother, as she
heard them call each other. She SEEM
ed quite happy roaming about the
island, only when any mention was
made OF going on the water troubl-
ed look came into her face. mo-
she always said, i would rather not, !"
so they did not urge her. She was
hardly twenty, Mrs. MARROW thought,
OF slight. 1.-THE figure and as careless
ly graceful as child. Her complexion
was Of creamy, almost transparent
whiteness, the crimson showing only in
her cheeks and lips.
Fall, Winter and early Spring passed
uneyentfully away; then there came
| time when the house was in an unusual
state of eommotion and expectancy.
Capt Marlow's son Robert was coming
home. He would be here soon now;
he had been in South America, and it
was more than a year ago that he had
gone away. Mrs NARROW speculated
as to how his coming would affect
Kathleen, who seemed as joyfully eager
to prepare for him as she did herself.
But when he came the broad-shoulder-
ed captain of the High-fyer was far
more affected than was Kathleen.
1t was Robert who frs induced her
to step into a boat. She seemed
ashamed of her fears. but her face was
very pale as they took the first sail
down the river together. AS the time
went on she grew accustomed to the
water and came to enjoy it. Many
were the sails the two took during the
long Summer afternoons. On one of
these as they rowod slow along toward
cove bordering the father side of the
island, Robert said. looking off to the
wooded islands beyond, with their
] green branches reflected in the Shep-
scots clear water, ''How still it is!
We might fancy ourselves the only peo-
pie anywhere about.
He let the oars rest and the boat
driftea slowly; the tapping of the
waves was the only sound
Yes" Kathleen returned, II was
foolish not to like the water"
you like II now a'
when am with you.' The words
came SO quickly, and she did not look
up, but sat as before, with one hand
over the boats side just touching the
water.
The young man leaned suddenly to-
ward her. kathleen" he said, stay
with me always. Come with me over
the water where | am going. / want
you-need you can't you love me
enough ?n
The girl looked up at him with the
wondering LOOK Of child. Live
you. she said. ''of course; are you not
my brother. =
mo, / don't want sisters love. /
want wife's.
The bright color that had been in the
girls face until now died suddenly out,
startled, troubled look came into the
brown ewes looking up at him.
eOh, Robert! can I, can't"
He started more at her voice than
her words and asked quickly, "Why
can you?"
For moment she seemed struggling
with herself, then with despairing
face, she cried, II don't know; | can't
remember
Al few weeks later they were making
4 call on some friends of Roberts on
neighboring island; an open piano
stood near where Kathleen was seat
ed. and as they were to 90 she went to
it. and struck few notes. The others
turned in surprise; they did not know
she played; but without needing them
she seated herself, and after few un-
certain touches her fingers flew lightly
over the keys, bringing ont such melo
DIV as its owner had never known how
to awaken Robert and his friends
stood amazed, as one after another the
selections followed each other in rapid
succession. Suddenly the girl paused,
bowed her head on her hands and sob
bed aloud.
Something like week after this
stranger came across the big rock aad
made his way to the side door of the
old NARROW house. Ayoung man with
clear-cut features and an unmistakably
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